The reason that it is grayed out is that there is no mixer installed. Onboard audio from Dell did not ship with any mixer software on this system.
Jesse
I can access the volume controls but when I go to advanced option for tone control it's greyed out. I attached speakers and headphones and it's still greyed out. Is there a way to make this an accessable option?
I'm using a Dell Inspiron 1100 laptop with XP.

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